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been seriously injured Paul, now you
need to lay still.”
     
    The doctor walked into the room and took out
his pen light and began to check his eyes.
     
    “Mowa wagger.” Paul mumbled.
     
    “What did you say? Say that again.” The
doctor kept flashing his light into one eye and then the other.
     
    “Mowa wagger, I wa mowa wagger.”
     
    The doctor smiled at that, he looked at the
nurse and said, “Give him a full teaspoon of thickened water.”
     
    “You’re going to be ok Paul, now you need to
lie still a while longer before you start moving around.” He
gestured to Sue to step outside with him.
     
    “I see no sign of brain damage, I think he’s
going to make it through this ok, but we have to keep him quiet for
awhile, can you help us do that?”
     
    “Yes.”
     
    “Good, I’ll be back to check on him in two
hours.”
     
    The next day Paul was able to sit up in bed a
little and he could talk. Sue had gotten the first nights full
sleep in a week as she walked back into the hospital room; they had
moved him off the trauma ward to the second floor.
     
    “Hi baby, how are you feeling?”
     
    “I hurt a little. They fed me a little last
night. Where are the kids?”
     
    “They’re with the neighbors; the Doctor won’t
let anybody in but me right now.”
     
    “I remember what happened now, we were on the
mountain when I heard the cable break, and then everything went
black.”
     
    “Yes, Mr. Ryder said the yarder cable broke
and hit your head and shoulder.”
     
    “I guess that’s the end of that job, I guess
we’ll have to move again honey.”
     
    “Please don’t start worrying Paul, we just
have to get you better and get you home, I can’t do it by myself
Paul, I need you home.”
     
    The next day Bill Ryder walked into the room
and sat down by Pauls bed. “How you feeling big guy?” He smiled at
Paul.
     
    “I feel bad about letting you down Bill, I
know you needed the logs off elk Mountain.”
     
    “Well…for one thing, you didn’t let me down,
you’ve been a champ in those woods from day one, and for another
thing I don’t want you to worry about Ryder Logging or your job,
we’re still in business and your job is waiting.”
     
    “I got a no interest government loan and was
able to buy the three trucks back, plus a new yarder. The crew
sends their best, here’s a card from them.”
     
    The card was signed by the whole crew
including Ed Brubaker. A week later Paul walked into the two story
rented house. He was still weak and he sat down at the kitchen
table to rest from the walk from the car to the house.
     
    “Could I have a cup of coffee?”
     
    “Sure honey, I’ll make some. I could use a
cup too.”
     
    As she busied herself with making the coffee
she asked, “Do you see anything different?”
     
    “Yeah, where did the new furniture come
from?”
     
    “Ryder bought it for us. Look at these walls
Paul.”
     
    “So? What about them?”
     
    “They are ours. The community of Mist paid
the house off, it’s ours free and clear!”
     
    “You mean we have a home of our own?”
     
    “Yes, that’s exactly what I mean, and your
job is waiting for you when you get healed. Bill called yesterday
and said they have a contract on the coast that will last through
next year. Those men love you Paul and we are staying in Mist.
     
    She bent down to kiss him and laughed at his
shocked look.
     
    The end